Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon CD

Some are calling him a ''game changer'' for today's mainstream-ruled hip hop, and it certainly is a breath of fresh air for the commercial scene. Kid Cudi is earning respect in both the pop market and the amongst hip hop crowds, straddling the line with ease as he continues to ride the fast moving success train, the young MC is poised to take the top spot with Man On The Moon. After gaining popularity with his A Kid Named Cudi mixtape last year (reaching over a million downloads) he also had a debut television performance on Carson Daly's late night show on NBC. Soon everybody was talking about him, and he even caught the eyes and ears of Kanye West, who then hired him to co-write tracks on 808's and Heartbreaks. Cudi can just as easily slow-flo on smooth laid back joints as he can adapt over a diverse array of beats. It's more hip hop than most of the trash that's on the radio, and that's a good thing, fans of Lupe Fiasco or The Cool Kids will get the idea on why he is getting both sides to come together. I hope he can keep it up and stay true to himself, because the mainstream needs all the help it can get.